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Quinn’s Coupon Book
Thanks to everyone who bought books. I’ll deliver as soon as I have them!
Golden age of technology
We spoke with Lane last night! More amazingly: we spoke with Lane IN OUR CAR. She used the Apple FaceTime app on her laptop and it rang through to Dana’s iPhone. We parked in Costco’s lot and spent 20 minutes video conferencing with our daughter. Crazy. Half a world away and it was as easy as clicking a button.
She’s still tired and still finding her feet—but also still smiling. We’re hopeful that all of them will feel better after a good night’s sleep.
She did find time to post some photos from her first day, here.
Excellent point.
“All money is made up, not almost all. Anything we choose to be a medium of exchange is done by fiat, a stipulated social agreement that only works through broad acceptance. This is true whether the medium is paper, coin or even gold. Until recently, gold had few industrial uses. Yet it has been coveted for so long that term “gold standard” is a near universal metaphor for quality and stability. So we tend to think of gold as a natural standard, when in fact, there is no natural standard. It’s all in our heads.”
From a commenter at WaPo.
Phew. In a few hours, we kiss our fabulous firs…
Phew.
In a few hours, we kiss our fabulous firstborn daughter goodbye and she begins her journey to Rome. Sure, she’s been at college for a couple of years, but there’s something different about being under the jurisdiction of another sovereign land. We are so excited for her to begin her adventure!
Does God have a classroom,
or just a textbook?
I just came across a short interview with David R. Montgomery, the author of The Rocks Don’t Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah’s Flood, and this sentence got me thinking:
Well the creationists have chosen to go back to a literal interpretation of the flood story, using arguments that were recognized and rejected in the 1780s. Throughout that time, there was a whole other tradition of faith in the world around us, a belief that God didn’t create an incomprehensible universe.
I have zero desire to say to a Creationist, “you’re so wrong,” or “you’re so right.” Rather, it got me thinking about where we learn from God, and what he’s trying to tell us. If I stand in a forest and am overwhelmed by the beauty and perfection of the natural world, is that something God is saying to me? I’m going with, “yes.”
Update: There’s a longer look at the book on DailyBeast’s Book Beast. Check it out, if you have a few minutes.